UK private investors can now target the property maintenance market through an intuitive digital platform called EVO which connects social housing landlords, tenants and tradespeople. The EVO application provides a more efficient way to maintain and responsively repair property by providing a fully managed solution so that both landlord and tenant don’t have the hassle of sorting, while unlike other providers, all builders are…
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Planon has acquired Bremen-based control.IT Unternehmensberatung GmbH, and subsidiaries easol GmbH and Synapplix GmbH as it strengthens its cloud-based real estate (RE) asset and portfolio management capabilities. control.IT has supported the real estate sector in Germany for more than 27 years, and has a user base across the DACH region and worldwide. Its SaaS products,…
MRI Software has completed the A$93.4 million acquisition of PropTech Group (PTG) announced in November 2022, following shareholder and regulatory approval for a Scheme Implementation Deed. Trading of PTG shares on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) was suspended at the close of business on 13 February 2023, with shareholders receiving A$0.60 for every PTG share…
Swedish PropTech company Navian Tech has closed a capital funding round of 28 million SEK with several well-known investors. One of the new shareholders, a Swedish investment company that wishes to remain anonymous, subscribed to 8 million SEK of stock in the company. Navian Tech offers a platform for digitising the real estate development industry,…
Not-for-profit company Capital Letters has made a major move in its work to tackle the homelessness crisis by partnering with unique property maintenance company EVO Digital Technologies (EVO) to digitalise its repairs, maintenance and compliance services through a unique tenant-driven platform. By automating a large part of the administration process related to the management of…
MRI Software has presented its vision for the next generation of its open technology platform MRI Agora™ at the company’s Ascend users conference in New Orleans. According to the software developer, the new Agora platform will enable real estate businesses to make better decisions through connected data, automate mundane tasks, and differentiate through technology. “The…
MRI Software has announced its acquisition of Johannesburg-based TPN Group, a registered credit bureau serving the residential, commercial and education markets in South Africa. TPN’s solution portfolio includes verification services for credit, employment, and criminal records, as well as legislation-compliant document packs, market reports, and toolkits. Founded in 2000, TPN serves more than 20,000 property…
MRI Software has acquired UK-based Springboard, a provider of footfall counting and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered analytics to retailers, landlords, and government bodies. The acquisition expands the [email protected]™ for Retail solutions suite, which currently serves more than 500 retailers and retail property owners and operators globally according to the company. Leveraging plug-and-play software, existing camera networks,…
MRI Software has entered into an agreement to acquire New Zealand PropTech developer and cloud relationship management, media and marketing management, and transaction management platform for real estate agencies, PropertySuite. PropertySuite is used by more than 4,000 residential, commercial, rural and project marketing real estate professionals across Australasia to consolidate disparate systems, reduce duplicative efforts,…
Terry Mills has been appointed to the board of Cloudfm and assumes the new role of chief operating officer. Mills, who joined the company as technical services director last year, will lead its transition to technology and data-led total asset care. Jeff Dewing, Cloudfm CEO, says: “Terry’s appointment brings a wealth of experience to Cloudfm’s…
Sabina Enu-Kwesi has joined PropTech innovator WeMaintain from Otis Elevators as customer success manager. Her appointment follows a €30 million Series B funding round by the company which is based in London, Paris and Singapore. WeMaintain’s internet of things (IoT) platforms provide owners and operators of commercial and residential buildings with end-to-end critical maintenance solutions…
13.09.2021, 09:19 MRI Acquisition Adds CRM Capabilities MRI Software has added customer relationship management capabilities to its portfolio of property sales and rental management solutions following the acquisition of Melbourne-based Box+Dice. Box+Dice has been implemented by some of Australia’s largest real estate companies, with its platform named as the most innovative PropTech solution of…
16.08.2021, 16:02 MRI Adds FSI Cloud Platform to IWMS Portfolio MRI has acquired UK developer of enterprise class cloud-based facilities management software, FSI, in a move that will strengthen its integrated workplace management software capabilities. FSI has more than 300 clients around the world, including Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. The…
14.07.2021, 10:05 Rightmove Partnership Attracts Investors in Real Estate Auction Platform RO Capital Partners, the recently launched PropTech investment division of the RO Group, has co-led a £1.1m funding round alongside the Cass Enterprise Fund in online property auction technology platform for estate agents and auction houses, Bamboo Auctions. The investment has been supported…
29.06.2021, 21:08 New Online Marketplace Offers Planon PropTech Add-on Apps Planon has launched an online Marketplace to offer its own add-on applications and integrations and solutions from its network of technology partners to corporate real estate and facility management market. The new resource will support organisations looking for the latest options around digitalisation in the…
29.06.2021, 10:01 WeMaintain Secures Series B Funding Paris and London based PropTech company WeMaintain has raised €30 million in Series B funding. The funding round follows the company’s acquisition of fire alarm solutions company Shokly, and allows WeMaintain to accelerate its international expansion and extend its state-of-the-art proprietary technology across the built environment. WeMaintain’s latest…
16.06.2021, 09:11 Investment AB Spiltan Increases AktivBo Stake Investment AB Spiltan is investing a further €1 Million in AktivBo Group, the Swedish developer of a survey and analytics platform for the global real estate industry. The growth capital will be used to accelerate technology development and scale up the international expansion of the PropTech company,…
08.06.2021, 12:59 Managing Information Securely A novel software solution for managing information security is being deployed by a leading PropTech business. The platform developed by Hicomply can be used across a range of industries, and has been adopted by Coyote Software – the London and New York based commercial real estate platform which enables global…
19.05.2021, 09:52 New Smart Building Starter Kit A smart building ‘starter kit’ from PropTech company Metrikus and partners Disruptive Technologies, Awair and Yanzi, offers a taster of the meaningful insights sensors can provide into building usage patterns. Intended to help customers overcome the initial hurdle of upgrading their real estate into smart buildings, the wireless…
10.05.2021, 22:14 Leveraging PropTech to Safeguard the Future of the Office Steven Fox, MRI Software’s director for occupier solutions, explains how facilities managers are using PropTech to reimagining office spaces in the post-Covid-19 environment. After a year of uncertainty and lockdowns, many governments have cautiously mapped out paths to lifting restrictions. In the…
30.03.2021, 11:05 Planon Identified as IWMS Leader Planon has been named a ‘Leader’ in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Integrated Workplace Management System 2020-2021 Vendor Assessment which provides an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT suppliers. The IDC MarketScape evaluated Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS) vendors by two primary categories; namely the capability…
09.02.2021, 11:53 Acquisition Expands Smart Maintenance Capabilities Lift maintenance platform WeMaintain has acquired fellow PropTech startup and smart fire system maintenance platform Shokly. WeMaintain’s state-of-the-art sensor technology captures rich data from buildings, and utilies sophisticated technology and highly skilled engineers to manage often ‘invisible’ maintenance operations more transparently. The company’s London launch in 2020…
17.09.2020, 15:59 Innovative Lift Maintenance Solution Expands to UK French PropTech company WeMaintain has launched its proprietary lift maintenance platform and service in London. Established in 2017, the Paris-based company provides building managers with lift maintenance services which combine the technical skill of lift engineers and agility, and predictive power, of its platform. …
30.07.2020, 10:43 MRI Software Announces New Solutions for APAC MRI Software has launched new residential and commercial property management software in the wake of last week’s virtual MRI Ascend APAC users’ conference. “MRI Living” and “MRI @Work” encompass the company’s comprehensive products portfolio and integrate residential property and strata management solutions formerly provided by Australia-New…
23.04.2020, 20:33 MRI Announces Senior Appointments MRI Software has promoted Roman Telerman to Chief Financial Officer and appointed software executive, David Bowie, as SVP and Managing Director for Asia Pacific. Telerman, who replaces outgoing CFO, Bruce Duner, joined MRI in 2010. He has seen the company expand its global presence from 35 countries to over 170. Responsible for…
08.11.2019, 15:04 HubbleHQ Listed in Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 UK Office search website HubbleHQ has been ranked 26th in this year’s Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 ranking of the country’s fastest-growing technology companies. Rankings are based on percentage revenue growth over the last four years. Commenting on HubbleHQ’s inclusion, CEO and Co-founder, Tushar Agarwal,…
14.06.2019, 14:30 London Office Space and the Realities of Brexit James Hennessy on why demand for office space in London is continuing to defy even the gloomiest Brexit predictions. Despite a slew of warnings from multinationals about the future of their UK operations, post-Brexit, demand for commercial office space in London is increasing. As the…
14.06.2019, 14:30 London Office Space and the Realities of Brexit James Hennessy on why demand for office space in London is continuing to defy even the gloomiest Brexit predictions. Despite a slew of warnings from multinationals about the future of their UK operations, post-Brexit, demand for commercial office space in London is increasing. As the…
06.06.2019, 01:57 World’s Largest IoT PropTech Contract Dutch electromechanical contractor Croonwolter&dros (CW&D) will connect more than 5,000 commercial buildings to the Gooee Building Intelligence Platform under a ground-breaking subscription-based agreement. The Gooee platform, a recipient of two Rabobank awards for innovation that was recently featured alongside IoT solutions from Humble Buildings and CBRE at the Building Holland…
06.06.2019, 01:57 World’s Largest IoT PropTech Contract Dutch electromechanical contractor Croonwolter&dros (CW&D) will connect more than 5,000 commercial buildings to the Gooee Building Intelligence Platform under a ground-breaking subscription-based agreement. The Gooee platform, a recipient of two Rabobank awards for innovation that was recently featured alongside IoT solutions from Humble Buildings and CBRE at the Building Holland…
19.03.2019, 12:40 An Alternative to Tenancy Deposit Schemes A partnership between PropTech company Reposit and property management company Way of Life provides a deposit replacement alternative for UK residential tenants. Founded in 2015, Reposit is a pioneer in the growing deposit replacement sector in residential lettings and provides and also helps tenants ease the financial…